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Being featured on a podcast is a great way to gain visibility and share your story and expertise. When done well, it’s also an opportunity for listeners who identify with your story, to want to take up your services. But with limited guest spots it can be a challenge to get featured.

So how do you get become a podcast guest?

You listen to Lou Hamilton! This week she talks about the best way to approach podcast hosts - and it’s not as simple as writing an email. Lou shares her professional tips about what research to do, who to approach and why, plus how to avoid some common mistakes. She also reveals how to be ‘that’ guest who podcasters love to chat to and the ways in which you can have the greatest impact for you, the host and the listeners.

Being on a podcast is a privilege - the audience is spending their precious time listening and what you say should be for them.

If you’ve ever wanted to be on a podcast, but don’t know where to start, Lou has all the answers you need.

Lou Hamilton is the podcast host and founder of Brave New Girl Media –a Podcast Guest Agency designed to help more people get invited as guests on podcasts to share their story, mission and message globally.

When she turned 50 and empty-nesting, she started drawing and painting again & out popped this character part-girl, part-ninja who became known as Brave New Girl. BNG turned into a book How to be Fearless, then another book FEAR LESS, and now Lou interviews real life Brave New Girls for her podcast Brave New Girl.

Her own story has been a winding road, overcoming trauma, grief and PTSD to understanding her passion and purpose, (her art and her agency). Now her latest book Dare to Share, helps people to understand the power of their own stories, and using them as ethical entrepreneurs to grow their brand and positively impact the health and well-being of the planet.

What you will learn:

Why podcasting is a great marketing tool to gain visibility

How to find the right podcast shows and avoid common mistakes

How to pitch podcast shows effectively and land an interview

Resources and inspiration:

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Women’s empowerment has been at the core of Tandem Nomads’ mission since it started.

Entrepreneurship is indeed one of the most effective tools for women to live up to their full potential and create their own source of financial independence while aligning their business with their priorities in life.

The countless women who came before us fought for the privileges we enjoy today, which is why it is our responsibility to live up to our full potential and continue to pave the way for the ones coming after us.

In this episode, we look at where we are today regarding women’s rights and opportunities in our society and in our world.

What can we celebrate and where do we need to see more progress?

We also reflect on what women need today to live up to their full potential.

In order to answer these questions, I invited some of the most active members of the Tandem Nomads’ community to share their take and insights on this topic:

 

Cath Brew is an LGBTQ+ inclusion consultant who supports LGBTQ+ allies looking to step into confident active allyship. Cath is also an artist and uses her illustration and fun storytelling talents to educate people around misconceptions related to the LGBTQ+ topics.

Learn more here: https://drawntoastory.com

 

 

Sundae Bean is an intercultural strategist, a transformation facilitator, and a solution-oriented coach. She supports individuals and organizations as they traverse through life’s quakes and other major shifts -- no matter where they are.

Learn more here: https://www.sundaebean.com

 

 

 

Emily Rogers is the founder of The Leap to Lead and a transition coach for individuals and organizations ready to show up the way they have always desired. She is particularly passionate about helping moms finally put themselves first and design an action plan to create the career and life they want.

Learn more here: https://www.theleaptolead.com

 

 

Camilla Quintana is the founder of The Empowered Expat Woman. She works with global women who want to make more of their lives abroad, helping them to deeply connect with themselves and their vision, so they can close the gap between where they are and want to be and proudly embrace who they have become!

Learn more here: https://camillaquintana.com

 

 

Katia Vlachos is a certified coach on a mission to support brilliant,

ambitious, globally-minded women to pursue their aspirations while navigate career and relationship transitions. She helps them get unstuck, reclaim their power and make conscious choices to build fulfilling lives.

Learn more here: https://www.katiavlachos.com/

 

Get ready, because these messages are not for the faint of heart. You might not even agree with some of these statements, but I am grateful to these courageous women who are willing to say things that are not always easy to admit. In fact, the moment we finally challenge some of our common believes is the moment we start having real conversations that will allow more opportunities for women in our society to grow.

What you will learn:

Where have we seen progress for women in our society and where do we need more

What can women do to be better allies and advocates of marginalized communities

What are the beliefs that are stopping women from living up to their full potential

Resources and inspiration:

Listen to episode 253: Breaking the glass ceiling without being broken

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When you work at what you love, it’s easy for burnout to creep up on you. It’s a bit like the ghost at Halloween. You know it’s there, but it’s not until you stare it in the face that it scares you.

Entrepreneurs know how to look after themselves, but all too often they ignore the signs that tell them to rest, pull back, or delegate. Burnout then becomes very real and forces them to stop.

So how do you prevent burnout from happening?

This week, Restorative Movement Specialist, Johdi Woodford shares her unique multidisciplinary approach for preventing burnout. She challenges traditional methods of ‘help’, talks about why our bodies start to become compromised and offers great tips for how to spot your own ‘red flags’ of not coping.

Preventing burnout is an intrinsic state of knowing what’s the right thing to do. But most entrepreneurs bypass that because they are too busy and don’t take the time to listen to their body and their intuition.

Johdi Woodford is a Restorative Movement Specialist who helps people over 40 to finally uncover the root cause of their pain and treat it so that it doesn’t come back again. Johdi’s clients enjoy lasting, unparalleled results because she takes a revolutionary and rebellious route to the otherwise very boring, very ineffective methods that you'll find elsewhere in the Health & Fitness World. Her multidisciplinary approach is unlike anything you’ve ever tried before, because no-one combines precise anatomical and physiological corrective exercise know-how, with a witch-like ability to heal that her clients describe as ‘magic’.

What you will learn:

How to identify your ‘red flags’ and prevent stress levels from increasing

Why traditional talking therapies don’t work for everyone

How to create a neutral state from which you can heal

Resources and inspiration:

7 Steps to a mental, physical and emotional rest and reset

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Most solopreneurs and small business owners define their yearly revenue goals just by guessing. That’s even if they actually block out time to think about it! They might have an idea about what they could or want to achieve, but without proper planning, they may as well burn their money and waste a lot of energy.

To define your revenue goals, you need to know how to calculate them in a way that generates true profit and how to promote the offers to attract the right clients.

You are leaving money on the table and even risking your business when you skip planning your expenses, revenue goals and the strategy to reach them.

Here are my 4 key steps to help you plan your revenue goals effectively and reach them. This episode is for anyone who doesn’t know where to start with planning their financial goals or who simply needs a fresh approach to look into it.

If you have not yet taken the time to plan your revenue goals, this is your chance!

What you will learn:

The 4 key steps needed to define your revenue goals effectively

A clear strategy that will allow you to reach your revenue goals

How to calculate your prices and revenue goals to make your business profitable

Click here to find the article

Resources and inspiration:

Find the book: Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine

Listen to episode: 3 mistakes that ruin your profit and prevent you from paying yourself – with Anna Maria Moore

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It’s a common mistake among new and not so new entrepreneurs! – starting your brand with a fancy logo. As an entrepreneur you need to know that it’s so much more than a fancy logo, website and business cards.

And if you already have a business and a brand, never stop working on it! It is a continuous effort to make sure that your brand is helping develop the relationship you want with your ideal clients.

But also, a strong and impactful brand inspects our personal experiences and goes much further into your customers’ lives than you might first imagine!

This week, Brigitte Bojkowszky shares with you her global expertise in how to build and maintain a business brand. She takes you through the essential steps, offers ideas about how to form the right mindset and reveals why you are central to your brand. Brigitte also discusses how to unlock meaningful relationships with your customers, use your brand to create meaning and how to maintain your competitive edge with other business owners. Whether you’re employed or an entrepreneur, her professional and personal insights will help you to rethink your branding and marketing strategies.

Start early in building your brand and never stop

Brigitte Bojkowszky, Ph.D. is a global & personal branding strategist who helps clients craft meaningful strategies that effectively elevate their brands to unleash their full potential.

She is the founder and owner of BridgetBrands, a branding strategy boutique that offers workshops, 1-on-1 training, and digital courses to empower personal and organizational brands. Brigitte is also host and producer of BrandsTalk, a podcast for ‘Brand Lovers’ who want to learn from thought leaders, CEOs, business owners, and experts telling their brand stories and sharing valuable firsthand insights. She is an international best-selling author of the book “Significant Women: Leaders Reveal What Matters Most” and has been teaching for more than 20 years global marketing management and branding topics at universities around the globe.

What you will learn:

What the core elements are in creating an impactful and long-lasting brand

How to get your customers to engage and buy into your brand

Why branding matters whether you are employed or an entrepreneur

Find Brigitte online:

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Book: Significant Women: Leaders Reveal What Matters Most

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Before you even try to plan your goals and design an action plan that you’re able to commit to and achieve, you need to answer this question with great clarity: what do you truly want?

There are more people than you think who can’t answer this question with certainty. Maybe that is you too? If so, that is ok, because you do not need to stay stuck there anymore.

In this episode I will share with you simple tips to dive deeply into yourself to figure it out, and design clear goals that are aligned with who you are and what you truly want to achieve.

Deep down your soul knows what you truly want to achieve and what you are capable of. Tune in and listen… without letting all the noise take over your dreams.

However, even if you do know what you want, there are so many things that might be stopping you from turning your big why and your goals into reality.

We will also discuss how to build a powerful mindset and the confidence you need to get over the obstacles along the journey and commit to your goals.

What you will learn:

How lack of clarity affects your goals and your ability to reach them

How to tune into yourself to figure out what you truly want

How to navigate the obstacles and doubts so you can achieve your goals

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People tend to believe that they are either creative or they are not. In reality, we all use creativity every day. It’s a major part of every business solution and forms the basis of many a successful business.

This week, Kristina Snyder opens up the concept of creativity to talk about the importance of nurturing your creativity in business for continuous growth.

Creativity is all around us. It’s an impulse but it’s also like a muscle that can be nurtured.

Kristina shares why it should be a priority in your business and reveals how creativity impacts mental wellbeing, communication and client satisfaction. She also gives tips about how to use creativity to boost energy, get unstuck and find inspiration for your business decisions.

Kristina Snyder is the founder and CEO of SNYDER, one of the best known and most well-respected artist representation agencies in the world with offices in the US and the UK. Kristina has used her experience and insight in the field to build a reputation for developing excellence in the illustrators, animators and visual artists that the agency represents. Many of the SNYDER artists are award winners and have been featured as speakers at industry events and festivals. Kristina has won multiple awards for Creative Direction for promotional pieces from Communication Arts.

What you will learn:

How to use creativity to get unstuck, gain energy and find inspiration

Why nurturing creativity as a priority will help your business in the long term

Why every entrepreneur is creative even if they don’t know it

Resources and inspiration:

Visit Dr Ragan Chatterjee

Find the book - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Find the book - The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron

Find Kristina online:

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Instagram Kristina Snyder

Instagram SNYDER

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People joke about the ‘7-year itch’ in romantic relationships and the alleged phase of restless angst, but what about a business relationship?

As an entrepreneur we have a business relationship foremost with ourselves. We are the center of our business and therefore at the center of its highlights, challenges and transformations. We can’t separate the two and so when we reach a milestone, it’s the perfect time to reflect on our journey.

I am a completely different person than 7 years ago, when I launched Tandem Nomads. My business forced me to grow on a business level but even more on a personal level.

I’m proud to say that Tandem Nomads turned 7 in November 2022!

I’ve learnt so much along the way and so much has changed since I first started Tandem Nomads. This week’s episode is a retrospective on these past 7 years as I share with you the highlights, challenges, learnings and transformations. You’ll come to understand the power of evolution and pivoting for both you and your clients and how you can make it happen as you grow personally. I also share why my challenges were opportunities and invite you to join me on the next steps of this journey.

What you will learn:

How Tandem Nomads has evolved in 7 years

What are the highlights and wins I celebrate and why

What were my challenges and learnings and how they impacted me and my business

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Resources and inspiration:

Click here to listen to the second part of this episode: The people who contributed to this journey

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Tandem Nomads turned 7 on November 2022 and whilst I am the face of Tandem Nomads, no journey happens without people along the way.

In challenging times, we notice the support that’s given to us because we need it more than we might sometimes acknowledge. Yet the wins and the celebrations are just as important, as is the everyday consistency of showing up and enabling me to do what I love. It just wouldn’t be possible otherwise.

Tandem Nomads would not be where it is without all the people who have been involved in this incredible journey.

In this episode I share my gratitude to all the individuals who have been involved in this journey. It’s been quite a ride from inception till now! It’s a real pleasure to share with you all the people who have helped make these 7 years the transformation and success it has been. Be sure to listen in. You might also learn some more about Tandem Nomads through their contribution!

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Resources and inspiration:

Click here to listen to the first part of this episode: The highlights, learnings and transformations

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In our most stressful moments, it’s easy to assume that we have no choices and maybe we just have to plough on until life gets easier. What if you shifted your perspective? What if you considered that in any circumstance you always have a choice, the power to choose your thoughts and feelings?

In this episode, Cristina invites you to reflect on your thoughts and emotions and how they influence your business results. She explains why your capacity to take action is directly connected to the thoughts you choose to entertain.

She also shares her experience parenting, and how as new parents she believes you can create a mutually beneficial mindset with your partner(s).

At any point and in any circumstance, we always have the choice of our thoughts and emotions

Within the context of her personal and professional experiences, Cristina also offers great insights into how you can thrive in your business without sacrificing the other important things in your life. Her holistic approach will help you to find the balance of mind, body and soul.

Cristina Pop has been a coach for 10 years whilst living in 7 countries. She has built two coaching businesses in two different countries, one of them while raising her two young children. She believes that women can thrive in their businesses without sacrificing their health, their time and the connection with the people they love. She is on a mission to help her clients learn how to do that for themselves.

What you will learn:

How to keep your business a priority when you want to focus on being a new parent

Why sharing the roles of breadwinner and caregiver benefits each partner

The differences between intuition, thoughts and emotions and how to use them to your advantage

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